Villa Transfer Talk - 1 In 1 NOT Out (Hopefully)

Our very own James Milner, who lets face it, will be linked with all and sundry until the transfer window closes at the end of August, was the subject of more press column inches this weekend as the Sunday People claimed that both Chelsea and Manchester City wanted the England midfielder.

The Daily Mail today pick up on the same link. The price talked about was around £24million. That is around double what we paid for him. Maybe if they quadruple it then the sale would be good for Villa, until then, they can get lost can't they!? The players stock is certainly high at the moment after a great season in the centre of midfield for us and will be even higher after the World Cup I bet. Man City apparently want to bid quickly because Fabio Capello has said that players can't negotiate transfers and contracts during the World Cup. The paper says that MON will try to resist but pick up on the need to sell a few players in order to buy. Not totally true that. He will sell fringe players who are no longer required and will be bringing in new faces. Randy has already said that he expects James to be a Villa player come the new season though. All down to the manager and what he wants to do and unless any first teamer really plays their face up, I can't see him wanting any to leave?

Another report claims Villa will hold out for £30million for Milner.

The Sunday Mercury said that PSV Eindhoven are likely to take back Wilfred Bouma who is available on a free. Bouma`s agent Ger Lagendijk said: 'He would like to stay in England but deep in his heart he would prefer to return to PSV. After all the injuries he is now ready for a fresh start.'

And now for one in!

The Mirror say that both Villa and Liverpool are interested in 26-year-old West Ham striker Carlton Cole. Apparently West Ham turned down a £10million bid from Birmingham City. The report says that MON is a big fan and has been in contact this week to try to put a deal together.

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Your Comments (oldest first)

If Citeh paid £24m for Lescott, they can surely pay at least three times that for Milner. That's not even counting the personal compensation MO'N will expect for himself, after being forced to play with 9 outfield players next season!

I think I'll accept a lot of things at Villa Park, in fact I have done over the years, but I'll be extremely dissapointed, frustrated and angry, if this summer see's the sale of either James Milner or Ashley Young. We have to keep our better players, simply have to, if all this talk about a 'club on the move' is to be believed. If we cant convince our youngest and brightest stars that the club is definitely going places, then how are we going to expect similar type players to move to Brummagem B6. If potential transfer targets see our top talent jumping ship, then that hardly sends the right message to convince players to move here. Carlton Cole and Bobby Zamora are not the type of players I particularly want to see here, although I'd take Cole in preference to Zamora, while an out of contract Beckford might be a worthwhile gamble to take. We'd still need another proven premiership striker to come onboard though, someone to provide options and alternatives up front. I feel certain that Heskey will be still with us next season, but we simply cant rely on him to produce the goods and provide goals consistently, he's simply not up to the task. Busy summer ahead, important summer ahead, but the important factor to me is that we build on what we have, not sell Milly or Ash to provide funds. Over to you MON.

Barry's departure 12 months ago told us everything we need to know about our club's short-term prospects. We simply cannot compete at the top level with our current startegy, as has been demonstrated in the past two seasons. A rethink is imperative.

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